Charlton 8500 .8 Fly Reel

Charlton 8500 .8 Fly ReelA nice Charlton 8500 Signature Series 0. 8 fly reel in RHW. Excellent very lightly used condition, with just a few trace bits of light cosmetic wear here and there. The 0. 8 spool can fit a WF8+150 30# or a WF10+160 20#. Meticulously coated with a high polished, deep black Type III anodized finish with matte reliefs. Fully machined from high grade aluminum and steel. Has a sealed, self adjusting carbon fiber disk drag which includes over 9 square

and neoprene Orvis reel pouch

Serial 248-6

The rod features moderately tempered cane with bright crimson wraps

Agate line guide with an unexplainable mark on it (no cracks)

The grip is 5" long and done in the typical medium cigar style

and a 6/64 tip-top

The reel seat is an all nickel silver uplocking screw lock with a nice mortised walnut spacer with black bands in the wood

so whatever happened here is inconsequential to the reel's operating ability

The snap-reverse system instantly reverses to left or right-hand retrieve with the push of a button on the inside of the frame

The rod packs into a tan cloth bag and a red composite rod tube with the TMR logo on the outside and gold anodized aluminum fittings (the rod specs are also stated on the top of the tube cap

and I believe that you can also put tension on the drag by gently pushing on the reel handle when a fish runs as well

The sleeve over ferrules fit together nice and tight as they should